Firstly we decided that we would be starting up the workshops again. We have taken a bit of a break over the summer, but they will be back for the Autumn and Winter. If you have a skill you would like to teach or have a skill that you would like to learn, please let one of the committee members know and we will try to arrange something in the coming weeks. We already have an offer of a clowning workshop with Pete, poi and hoop workshops with Lynne, devilstick with Stephen, beginners contact ball with Andy, Card tricks with Daniel M, beginner unicycle with Glen & Cath, and Stilts with Dave & Cath.
We also chatted about how we wanted to celebrate Christmas and Halloween. No decisions were made about Christmas, but those that attended last night have chosen to have a party at the hall with games and bring a plate of food for Halloween. Instead of pumpkin carving competitions, it was suggested that we have a competition to see who could come up with the most inventive vegetable/fruit based circus prop. We will play silly games, such as apple bobbing, and have a best costume fashion strut and if anyone fancies doing a routine for us we'd be happy to watch.
Some of you might have noticed I posted a list on our Facebook Page of lots of circus events that are going on in the UK. You, like I, might have noticed that there are a couple of months on the list that have nothing going on, and I asked the group if they would like to work on setting up an event of our own. People thought it was a good idea. We decided that starting small with a one day event would be best. We also chatted about where we should hold the event and despite wanting to set it up in Pontardawe, we came to the conclusion that if we wanted to draw in people from further afield, such as Bristol, we needed to be somewhere with good transport links, so it is probably going to be best if we organise it in Swansea. I'm envisioning it to be something like the Bath Upchuck, of a day full of workshops and games late in the afternoon, followed by a show in the evening, but we are open to ideas and plan to discuss this again soon, so that we can get working on making it happen. This IS going to take quite a bit of effort and work to make this happen, so think we will have to set up an events organising group. If you would like to volunteer to be part of that group let me know.
Don't forget that the Bianco show from No Fit State Circus is running in Brecon for the next week. Some on the ENI members were planning on going to see it Thursday 12th. You can arrange car shares here. You can get 20% off tickets on Wednesdays and Thursdays by using the discount code 'LittleFlower' when booking on-line or by phone. To get your tickets call 0333 222 9000 or visit www.nofitstate.org.
We also have the show Flown by Pirates of the Carabina to look forward to in November in Neath. It will be at the Gwyn Hall on 21st November 2013 7.30pm. You an purchase tickets (£12) on the Gwyn Hall Website.
See you next week!
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